tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post5444481138985342520..comments2024-03-25T09:18:22.829-05:00Comments on Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers: BOOK CLUB FRIDAY -- GUEST AUTHOR TAMMY KAEHLERANASTASIA POLLACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-12122126836033400852011-10-17T14:33:25.450-05:002011-10-17T14:33:25.450-05:00Zucchini has become almost a staple in baking. It...Zucchini has become almost a staple in baking. It is always good as well as good for you. <br /><br /><br />boots9k at wowway dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-43029316447645130082011-10-17T10:32:15.177-05:002011-10-17T10:32:15.177-05:00One author said that she was nervous about her boo...One author said that she was nervous about her book because she based a flawed character on a real person. That person didn't recognize himself at all. I guess we don't see our faults as clearly as others. Still, I'm wary about using my hubby's family members. I guess it's good that I have such a large, extended family on my own side!Jackie Vickhttp://www.jacquelinevick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-6231528259987172942011-10-16T12:03:48.708-05:002011-10-16T12:03:48.708-05:00Donis, I've always said writing fiction is che...Donis, I've always said writing fiction is cheaper than therapy. :-)<br /><br />Barb, that's a crazy food bias! I have my own food issues, so I'm not judging ... just thinking it must be tough to navigate. And "a bad incident with a pea" seems like a great anecdote for a story.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-89869722172268544852011-10-15T17:38:45.132-05:002011-10-15T17:38:45.132-05:00If it weren't for my eccentric relatives (and ...If it weren't for my eccentric relatives (and their eccentric recipes), I wouldn't HAVE a series.Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-7987622005531334972011-10-15T09:02:32.741-05:002011-10-15T09:02:32.741-05:00My dad will not eat anything green, except mint ch...My dad will not eat anything green, except mint chocolate chip ice cream. If something green comes with his food, he ignores it. If something green comes in his food (say scallions in soup), he picks them out. He has not eaten anything green since he was about four years old, when he had some bad incident with a pea. It certainly is an interesting quirk.Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-9387061700950809042011-10-14T19:17:32.706-05:002011-10-14T19:17:32.706-05:00Theresa, it's pretty funny what we remember an...Theresa, it's pretty funny what we remember and don't, isn't it? I know that I avoided my mother's standard foods for years and now I find myself serving them....<br /><br />Jacqueline, thanks so much! We all have to make our characters live and breathe for ourselves first, don't we? And then we have to make sure we describe them well enough that readers see them the same way.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-66298577707906891102011-10-14T16:23:57.163-05:002011-10-14T16:23:57.163-05:00One of many things things that I liked about DEAD ...One of many things things that I liked about DEAD MAN'S SWITCH is that Kate Reilly has a family history. It makes her a fuller more realistic character. Family history certainly does help those of us who write create better, richer novels if we reach out and embrace it for our work.<br /><br />Wishing you every success,<br /><br />Jacqueline Seewald<br />THE TRUTH SLEUTH--check it out at your local libraryJacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-59967406933752258822011-10-14T14:55:28.726-05:002011-10-14T14:55:28.726-05:00Tammy, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I als...Tammy, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I also cringe when reminded of things I ate (sometimes unwillingly) when I was a child; or sometimes, things I didn't eat, like when my mother would pan fry a steak and drench tortillas in the drippings for my 5 siblings and me. We are all grown with children of our own and still laugh about it, because we don't know who got the steak?? It was'nt me.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838742093869314749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-85857094426066533692011-10-14T14:05:35.682-05:002011-10-14T14:05:35.682-05:00Thanks, Patricia! It's write what we know, isn...Thanks, Patricia! It's write what we know, isn't it?<br /><br />And Jill, I understand. In-laws are crazy without the emotional burden or embarrassment, I'd say. Er, not that I'm embarrassed by my in-laws. Or think they're crazy. Just saying hypothetically ... (hoping they don't read this). :-)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-74347446164084789252011-10-14T14:02:55.368-05:002011-10-14T14:02:55.368-05:00One of my favorite things about having in-laws is ...One of my favorite things about having in-laws is that I find their personality quirks so much more charming than those in my own family. So the story that my father-in-law tells about conning his (now) ex-wife into trying to make hot dog gravy is far more amusing than the memory of the time my mother duped my brother and I into eating carob chip cookies. (Thirty years later and I'm still bitter.) Sometimes the fruit is juicier on your spouse's family tree.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696595549296554239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-78549984531890537862011-10-14T09:15:28.602-05:002011-10-14T09:15:28.602-05:00I completely concur. I use people from my present...I completely concur. I use people from my present and my past in creating my characters. It's a great way to be able to make them real for our readers with the way they dress and talk and interact.<br />Good post.<br />PattiPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.com